The company's system sales, which comprise corporate and franchise, rose to 1.13 billion Turkish lira (£163.98 million), helped by like-for-like growth of 9.3 percent in Turkey and 16 percent in Russia. The pizza firm added 81 new stores in 2018, including 58 new ones in Russia, bringing its network to 724 stores. It targets 40-60 stores per year in Russia in mid-term and branched out to 12 cities outside Moscow.

The U.S. dollar Tuesday bounced back from a modestly negative performance at the start of the week, in turn putting pressure on its major rivals, the euro and British pound, that continue to grapple with local political issues.